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Rounded, circular flaring, fibre woven container that has a bowl shape. Exterior has intricate white beadwork on cloth backing in geometric horizontal, concentric bands. Lower beadwork is 10 cm. deep. with 'extending' beads above, and a pattern of x's, reflective ? red panels outlined by white, alternating red leaf-like shapes and white geometric beadwork with metallic coiling, alternating metallic coiling and white beadwork crosses, red floral motifs with metallic coiling and interspersed white beads, alternating metallic coiling and white beadwork crosses, and alternating pairs of vertical lines with metallic coiling at the centre. Upper beadwork is 3.5 cm. with a pattern of reflective ? red panels outlined by white, x's, and 'dangling' beads below.
Rounded, circular flaring, fibre woven container that has a bowl shape. Exterior has intricate white beadwork on cloth backing in geometric horizontal, concentric bands. Lower beadwork is 9.5 cm. deep. with 'extending' beads above, and a pattern of x's, vertical pairs of lines with a metal band underneath, white geometric beadwork with metal coiling, alternating metallic coiling x's with white cross beadwork, metallic coiling x's, x's, alternating metallic coiling x's with white cross beadwork, and alternating vertical pairs of lines with metallic coiling at the centre. Upper beadwork is 2.3 cm. with a pattern of vertical pairs of lines with a metal band underneath, x's, and 'dangling' beads below.
Very long skin bag with quill wrapping. Plain along the top with a red border that has red raffia. Two quill designs on the bottom with long strips of hide for the fringe as well as tin cones with red raffia within along one side. One side of the upper portion has a design that consists of a purple- and yellow- outlined bow-tie shape with an hour glass shape along the middle on a red background. The other side of the upper portion has a design that consists of four quadrants of red, purple, and white squares. The lower portion has a design on both sides that consists of a pair of vertical orange and black rectangles on a dark red background.
Conical hat made from palm leaf secured with concentric bamboo rings.
Short broom made from a bundle of strips of leaves bound at the top with twined string; binding in colours forms stripes of green and magenta; palm leaves of the broom are woven through the string to form diamond shape. Loop handle attached to binding.
Pair of long, chain-like ankle rattles made from palm leaf; leaf has been folded and secured to form a series of pyramidal containers with stones inserted. A fibrous twined cord is strung through two sides of each container to create a long chain.
Woven palm fibre cap with a carved stylized antelope figure lashed to the top. Incised line patterns on face, body and horns; nails for eyes; elongated antlers.
Skirt made of brown grasses with painted palm leaves. The grass is woven into a thick fibre band along the top of the skirt. Also woven into the band are palm leaves decoratively cut and painted red, orange and brown.
The basket is a cylinder shape with four branches lashed to the sides and another branch forming the base. There are several bands of black, red and the natural brown fibre near the rim and a black, red and natural diamond pattern in the middle of the basket. There is two rows of brown stitching as well as parallel vertical stitching on the rim. Bark strips are tied to two of the side branches and to the base, creating straps.
Bag woven from off-white and grey-brown palm leaf and red-brown bark to form geometric designs. Several fringes along top edge with two woven loop handles.